Kevin Oliver

April Video A Day: Pocket Buddha, “Wanderer”

The UU Coffeehouse series in Columbia is the longest-running listening room environment in the area, bringing in national folk acts on a regular basis for close to two decades now. In recent seasons they have begun to feature more local talent along with the headliners, including this acoustic group, Pocket Buddha, who opened a show there last fall. Featuring Darren Woodlief on lead vocals, this song was written by band members Julia Englund and Ken Mixon, who add harmony parts. With this and others in their set, they brought a bit of groove-rock energy to the more typically laid-back UU.